Series notebook 2009-06-15

Lessons from the Classroom: Kligerman Wins at Michigan
Cunningham Motorsports' Parker Kligerman, a development driver for
Penske Racing, spent the weekend between his Senior Prom at Staples High
School in Westport, Conn., and high school final...

Lessons from the Classroom: Kligerman Wins at Michigan

Cunningham Motorsports' Parker Kligerman, a development driver for
Penske Racing, spent the weekend between his Senior Prom at Staples High
School in Westport, Conn., and high school final exams winning the
Racing for Wildlife 200 ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Michigan Int'l
Speedway. It was Kligerman's second win of the 2009 ARCA RE/MAX Series
and seventh top-10 finish in eight starts this season. Austin Dillon,
who finished a career best second in a No. 31 RCR Chevrolet, just
recently completed his senior year of high school.

As a rookie in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Kligerman has not previously
competed at a majority of ARCA RE/MAX Series host racetracks. The
18-year-old driver recently explained his reasoning for succeeding in
new environments in his high school speech class.

"This is all about expectations," said Kligerman. "I just gave a speech
in my high school speech class about this. When I head into a race
weekend I don't know anything about the track or the car so I really
don't have any expectations about how I am going to do or how the
weekend will turn out. That is how I have been able to do so well."

Kligerman heads into the next event on the ARCA RE/MAX Series
Schedule-the Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 at Mansfield
Motorsports Park on June 20-as the Series' Point Leader. Austin Dillon,
who finished second in the Racing for

Youth Excels at Michigan

The average age of the top-5 finishers in Friday's Racing for Wildlife
200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway is 19 years old and four of the top-5
finishers are still considered teenagers. At 22-years-old, third-place
finisher Chase Miller is the oldest of the top-5 finishers and no driver
who finished in the top-10 has yet reached their 30th birthday.

Twelfth-place finisher Frank Kimmel, easily the most recognizable name
in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with nine championships and 378 career starts,
made his career first ARCA RE/MAX Series start at Toledo Speedway on
July 1, 1990--one month before race winner/current point leader Parker
Kligerman was born.

Mechanical Woes for Lofton; Still second in points

Justin Lofton headed into the ARCA RE/MAX Series race weekend at
Michigan leading the point standings but relinquished the Series' lead
to Parker Kligerman after posting a 30-place finish in the Racing for
Wildlife 200, his first finish worse than 30th since finishing 36th at
New Jersey Motorsports Park in September of 2008. Lofton led the first
39 laps of Friday's race before mechanical issues forced him into the
garage area.

Lofton, who debuted a new paint scheme for sponsor Valvoline Instant Oil
Change this weekend, has led or tied the ARCA RE/MAX Series point
standings at the conclusion of five of eight race weekends this season.

Qualifying Rained Out (Again and again and again)

The starting field for Friday's Racing for Wildlife 200 was set by
current Car Owner Points after track officials cancelled on-track
activity at Michigan Int'l Speedway as a result of heavy rain showers in
Brooklyn, Michigan, and the surrounding area on Thursday. The last four
consecutive Menards Pole Qualifying Sessions presented by Ansell
(Kentucky, Toledo, Pocono, Michigan) have been scratched due to
uncooperative weather. This is the only time in ARCA's 57-year history
that four consecutive qualifying sessions have been scratched.

Owens Just Misses Third Consecutive Top-10 Finish

Alli Owens was on-track to earning her third consecutive top-10 finish
in the ARCA RE/MAX Series this weekend but finished 16th after her
engine expired on the final lap of the race while running eighth. She
was still able to finish on the lead lap in her No. 12
ElectrifyingCareers.com Toyota fielded by D'Hondt Motorsports.

"Unfortunately the motor blew on the final turn of the last lap," said
Owens. "It didn't give any warning; it just let go all at once. Our
motors have been strong all year and have been a big part of our
success. Sometimes these things happen. We won't let this get us down.
We'll be back next time and get the finish we deserve."

After back-to-back speedway races at Pocono Raceway and Michigan Int'l
Speedway, the diverse ARCA RE/MAX Series returns to short track
competition for the Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX 200 presented by
National Speed Sport News on Saturday evening, June 20. Several ARCA
RE/MAX Series drivers-including Patrick Sheltra, Chris Buescher and
Stephan McCurley-are testing at the half-mile short track Monday in
preparation for Saturday's race.

ARCA RE/MAX Series Hauler Parade through Mansfield Friday

The ARCA RE/MAX Series will kick off the Mansfield race event weekend
with a hauler parade through Mansfield, Ohio on Friday, June 19. Haulers
will stage at Mansfield Motorsports Park beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday
for a 4 p.m. departure.

Up to 20 ARCA RE/MAX Series Team Haulers will depart Mansfield
Motorsports Park, travel South on Main Street and turn West on State
Route 30 to the Richland Mall in Ontario. The Haulers will return to
Mansfield Motorsports Park via Park Avenue, North Diamond Street and
North Main Street as a tribute to the late Tim Richmond in his home
state of Ohio. Race fans are invited to watch the Hauler Parade from any
point along the parade route.

Also on Friday, race fans that have purchased advance tickets to the Tim
Richmond Memorial 200 presented by National Speed Sport News are invited
to a 7 p.m. celebration at the track. Several ARCA RE/MAX Series drivers
will be in attendance.

Discount advance tickets to Saturday's Tim Richmond Memorial ARCA RE/MAX
200 presented by National Speed Sport News are available at
www.mansfieldmotorsportsonline.com or by calling (419) 524-0183 for
$20. Tickets purchased the day of race tickets are $25.

WAM Poker Run to Benefit ARCA Crew Member Matt Daniels

The Women's Auxiliary of Motorsports, Inc. will host a Poker Run on
June, 27, 2009 at Pat Rogers Speedway Harley Davidson, 10049 Weddington
Rd., Concord, NC 28027 (704-979-0529). The cost is $20 per person, $30
per couple and $5 per extra hand. All proceeds will benefit Matt
Daniels, an ARCA RE/MAX Series crew member from Eddie Sharp Racing who
is currently hospitalized as he battles Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an
uncommon inflammatory disorder. For more information on the Poker Run
contact Julie Seligman (jeligman@waminc.org, 704-799-9299) or Michelle
Thompson (mmluv2ride@msn.com, 704-609-6871).